A nurse who has worked on a unit for 8 years has just accepted a position as a nurse practitioner at an indigent clinic. How should the nurse handle leaving the current position?
1. Leave by the end of the week.
2. Tell the manager as soon as the decision is made.
3. Advise the human resources department prior to the unit manager.
4. Discuss the matter with colleagues well in advance of telling the manager.
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Rationale 1: Nearly every job has a required notice period, often equivalent to one schedule. Leaving without working out the required notice period is not professional.
Rationale 2: The nurse should discuss this matter with the manager as soon as the decision is made and should work out the required notice.
Rationale 3: The nurse should tell the manager before contacting HR.
Rationale 4: Telling colleagues that one has accepted a new position before telling the manager is not professional.
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